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Intelligent Homosexual's Guide at the Shaw Festival: reviewhttp://www.thestar.com/entertainment/stage/2015/07/31/intelligent-homosexuals-guide-at-the-shaw-festival-review.html
17361477-4a25-4d43-99ea-2d8fd6c83585Fri, 31 Jul 2015 11:03:18 EDT<img src="http://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/entertainment/stage/2015/07/31/intelligent-homosexuals-guide-at-the-shaw-festival-review/intelligent-homosexual.jpg.size.xxlarge.original.jpg"><br/>With clear-sighted direction from Eda Holmes and wonderful acting, Tony Kushner play has masterpiece stamped all over it.
Robert Crew - TheatreFiona Reid and Jim Mezon as as Clio and Gus Marcantonio in the Shaw Festival production of The Intelligent Homosexual's Guide to Capitalism and Socialism with a Key to the Scriptures. The acting in the Tony Kushner play is wonderful across the board, Robert Crew says.
David CooperShaw FestivalMirvish brings one-man Downton Abbey spoof to T.O.http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/stage/2015/07/30/mirvish-brings-one-man-downton-abbey-spoof-to-to.html
7729b795-b412-43d8-8369-6c049c9ca097Thu, 30 Jul 2015 06:00:00 EDT<img src="http://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/entertainment/stage/2015/07/30/mirvish-brings-one-man-downton-abbey-spoof-to-to/upside-downton.jpg.size.xxlarge.original.jpg"><br/>Upside Downton stars British actor Luke Kempner playing 12 of the TV series' beloved characters.
Richard Ouzounian - Theatre CriticLuke Kempner in Upside Downton, the Downton Abbey spoof in which he plays 12 characters.
Tim Carroll lead contender to head Shaw Festivalhttp://www.thestar.com/entertainment/stage/2015/07/29/tim-carroll-lead-contender-to-head-shaw-festival.html
bc164695-20b1-4428-ae37-4cc191a8f63eWed, 29 Jul 2015 18:38:09 EDT<img src="http://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/entertainment/stage/2015/07/29/tim-carroll-lead-contender-to-head-shaw-festival/tim-carroll.jpg.size.xxlarge.original.jpg"><br/>British director known here for Stratford Festival productions in running to replace Jackie Maxwell.
Richard Ouzounian - Theatre CriticBritish director Tim Carroll was nominated for Tony Awards for Twelfth Night and Richard III. He could end up leading the Shaw Festival in Niagara-on-the-Lake.Robin Phillips led Stratford into a brave new worldhttp://www.thestar.com/entertainment/stage/2015/07/28/robin-phillips-led-stratford-into-a-brave-new-world.html
bb25d618-5bdb-4f57-9f12-c4d9d80e06acTue, 28 Jul 2015 14:26:55 EDT<img src="http://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/entertainment/stage/2015/07/28/robin-phillips-led-stratford-into-a-brave-new-world/robin-phillips-2.jpg.size.xxlarge.original.jpg"><br/>British-born artistic director of Stratford Festival changed the way we look at Shakespeare.
Richard Ouzounian - Theatre CriticRobin Phillips was artistic director of the Stratford Festival from 1974 to 1980.MIKE SLAUGHTERTORONTO STAR FILE PHOTO‘The Book of Mormon’ finally comes to the heart of Mormon-landhttp://www.thestar.com/entertainment/stage/2015/07/28/the-book-of-mormon-finally-comes-to-the-heart-of-mormon-land.html
a0eaedc3-7f7e-4065-b7d5-0915325fba7fTue, 28 Jul 2015 11:10:47 EDT<img src="http://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/entertainment/stage/2015/07/28/the-book-of-mormon-finally-comes-to-the-heart-of-mormon-land/mormon-utah.jpg.size.xxlarge.original.jpg"><br/>Satirical Broadway musical that mocks Mormons starts a sold-out run near the church’s headquarters. The church’s tempered response to the show does not surprise its creators, Trey Parker and Matt Stone, of South Park fame.
Brady McCombs - Associated Press"The Book of Mormon" musical at the Capitol Theatre in Salt Lake City: The biting satirical musical that mocks Mormons is has come to the heart of Mormon-land, in a sold-out, two-week run at a theatre two blocks from the church's flagship temple and headquarters.Rick BowmerAPA dimmed version of Light Up the Sky: reviewhttp://www.thestar.com/entertainment/stage/2015/07/25/a-dimmed-version-of-light-up-the-sky-review.html
e628b241-1fed-40c0-8eb4-35d59d524297Sat, 25 Jul 2015 21:00:00 EDT<img src="http://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/entertainment/2015/07/25/a-dimmed-version-of-light-up-the-sky-review/light-up-the-sky.jpg.size.xxlarge.original.jpg"><br/>Moss Hart's comedy was never great to begin with, but Shaw Festival production plays up its weaknesses.
Richard Ouzounian - Theatre CriticAs producer Sidney Black in the Shaw Festival production of Light Up the Sky, Thom Marriott's performance is pitched at a level that might seem a bit much in the Air Canada Centre, writes Richard Ouzounian.DAVID COOPERSHAW FESTIVALThe Divine: A Play for Sarah Bernhardt holds harrowing moments but doesn’t quite jell: reviewhttp://www.thestar.com/entertainment/stage/2015/07/25/the-divine-a-play-for-sarah-bernhardt-holds-harrowing-moments-but-doesnt-quite-jell-review.html
5d40ca62-005d-4781-9f93-9dcbd9d763edSat, 25 Jul 2015 12:35:03 EDT<img src="http://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/entertainment/stage/2015/07/25/the-divine-a-play-for-sarah-bernhardt-holds-harrowing-moments-but-doesnt-quite-jell-review/the-divine.jpg.size.xxlarge.original.jpg"><br/>Michel Marc Bouchard's play, which opened at the Shaw Festival on Friday, has a whole that doesn’t equal the sum of its parts.
Richard Ouzounian - Theatre CriticFiona Reid, who plays the titular character, digs deep to come up with the required passion for The Divine: A Play for Sarah Bernhardt.David CooperToronto StarDer Vampyr is an opera with bitehttp://www.thestar.com/entertainment/stage/2015/07/24/der-vampyr-is-an-opera-with-bite.html
0325c3ce-3763-4393-9b7a-0b121dc59d43Fri, 24 Jul 2015 10:00:00 EDT<img src="http://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/entertainment/stage/2015/07/24/der-vampyr-is-an-opera-with-bite/clarisse-and-andrey.jpg.size.xxlarge.original.jpg"><br/>Opera written almost 200 years ago, onstage July 31, introduces the sexy, handsome, rich vampire motif.
Trish Crawford - MusicClarisse Tonigussi plays one of the victims of Andrey Andreychik's Lord Ruthven in the rarely seen 1828 opera Der Vampyr, presented by Summer Opera Lyric Theatre.Cole BurstonToronto StarRussian-born baritone Andrey Andreychik, who portrays Lord Ruthven in Der Vampyr, says the vampire isn’t evil. “He feels the pain of his victim as he sucks the blood.”
COLE BURSTONTORONTO STAREvalyn Parry new Buddies in Bad Times artistic directorhttp://www.thestar.com/entertainment/stage/2015/07/23/evalyn-parry-new-buddies-in-bad-times-artistic-director.html
77898c34-998f-4a3f-a0fa-537b9455dffbThu, 23 Jul 2015 18:02:12 EDT<img src="http://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/entertainment/stage/2015/07/23/evalyn-parry-new-buddies-in-bad-times-artistic-director/evalynparry.jpg.size.xxlarge.original.jpg"><br/>Queer artist looks forward to more 'boundary-pushing theatre.'
Richard Ouzounian - Theatre CriticEvalyn Parry is the new artistic director of Buddies in Bad Times Theatre.Alejandro SantiagoBroadway struggles to control cellphone etiquettehttp://www.thestar.com/entertainment/stage/2015/07/22/broadway-struggles-to-control-cellphone-etiquette.html
77003535-7183-4d60-9f95-91b3699b3eb2Wed, 22 Jul 2015 19:51:14 EDT<img src="http://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/entertainment/stage/2015/07/22/broadway-struggles-to-control-cellphone-etiquette/shows-for-days.jpg.size.xxlarge.original.jpg"><br/>Theatres have been struggling with rude audience members texting and taking calls for years, but things have gotten even worse this year.
Jennifer Peltz And Mark Kennedy - The Associated PressPatti LuPone, left, with Michael Urie in Shows for Days. This month has been especially bad for misbehaving audience members, as LuPone swiped a cellphone from a texting theatregoer.Joan MarcusThe Associated PressCuban poet’s passion flows through former ballerinahttp://www.thestar.com/entertainment/stage/2015/07/21/cuban-poets-passion-flows-through-former-ballerina.html
9063ee0b-b055-44e5-81d2-7e9698ae02d3Tue, 21 Jul 2015 17:54:24 EDT<img src="http://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/entertainment/stage/2015/07/21/cuban-poets-passion-flows-through-former-ballerina/veronica-tennantjpg.jpg.size.xxlarge.original.jpg"><br/>Veronica Tennant conceived Niagara after hearing Jose Maria Heredia’s poem about the Falls.
Richard Ouzounian - Theatre CriticVeronica Tennant speaks of late Cuban poet Jose Maria Heredia as if of a departed friend: "He lives on, as any true artist must, in his words," she says of his poem about Niagara Falls, the basis of her multimedia production Niagara.For Cirque Alfonse, juggling axes is family funhttp://www.thestar.com/entertainment/stage/2015/07/20/for-cirque-alfonse-juggling-axes-is-family-fun.html
72c2378c-78e1-49d5-9549-6e8122ff9110Mon, 20 Jul 2015 13:42:40 EDT<img src="http://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/entertainment/stage/2015/07/20/for-cirque-alfonse-juggling-axes-is-family-fun/timber.jpg.size.xxlarge.original.jpg"><br/>Antoine Carabinier Lépine, sister Julie, father Alain, brother-in-law Jonathan bring lumberjack-inspired Timber to Panamania.
Carly Maga - Special to the StarIn Timber, Cirque Alfonse members Antoine Carabinier Lepine, Julie Carabinier Lepine, Jonathan Casaubon and their cast mates juggle axes, balance on and tumble off rolling logs, and leap through saw blades.Luce Tremblay-GaudetteActors, director make most of challenging Comedy of Errors: reviewhttp://www.thestar.com/entertainment/stage/2015/07/19/actors-director-make-most-of-challenging-comedy-of-errors-review.html
6be1d690-23d1-4f48-b85e-746aa6186903Sun, 19 Jul 2015 10:39:53 EDT<img src="http://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/entertainment/stage/2015/07/19/actors-director-make-most-of-challenging-comedy-of-errors-review/comedy-of-errors.jpg.size.xxlarge.original.jpg"><br/>Shakespeare play is based on one extended joke that can confound modern audiences.
Robert Crew - TheatreJessica Greenberg throws blazing energy at her role while Dylan Trowbridge does good detailed work in The Comedy of Errors, part of the 2015 Shakespeare in High Park bill.
PAUL LAMPERTBetroffenheit: Beauty born out of tragedyhttp://www.thestar.com/entertainment/stage/2015/07/19/betroffenheit-beauty-born-out-of-tragedy.html
d866a343-1368-4b24-824d-c0b0de099516Sun, 19 Jul 2015 06:30:00 EDT<img src="http://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/entertainment/stage/2015/07/19/betroffenheit-beauty-born-out-of-tragedy/betroffenheit.jpg.size.xxlarge.original.jpg"><br/>Jonathon Young and Crystal Pite’s stunning work debuting this week plumbs the depths of post-traumatic stress disorder following a personal tragedy.
Michael Crabb - DanceJermaine Spivey, Tiffany Tregarthen, Bryan Arias, David Raymond, Cindy Salgado, Jonathon Young in Bettrofenheit, which debuted a work-in-progress version at the Banff Centre last week.Michael SlobodianTiffany Tregarthen and Jonathon Young in Bettrofenheit, written by Young in the wake of a devastating personal tragedy.Michael SlobodianSharp moments but also laughs in Stratford's Oedipus Rex: reviewhttp://www.thestar.com/entertainment/stage/2015/07/17/sharp-moments-but-also-laughs-in-stratfords-oedipus-rex-review.html
1056b907-1d66-4bf6-a3bf-f62f5e98d36dFri, 17 Jul 2015 16:52:50 EDT<img src="http://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/entertainment/stage/2015/07/17/sharp-moments-but-also-laughs-in-stratfords-oedipus-rex-review/morris-in-oedipus.jpg.size.xxlarge.original.jpg"><br/>Gord Rand plays the king of Greek tragedy as more self-righteous and infantile in Daniel Brooks production.
Carly Maga - Special to the StarChristopher Morris as Kreon, left, brother-in-law to Oedipus (Gord Rand), is one of several actors who steal the show in the Stratford Festival production of Oedipus Rex.DAVID HOUPossible Worlds at Stratford Festival is intoxicating: reviewhttp://www.thestar.com/entertainment/stage/2015/07/17/possible-worlds-at-stratford-festival-is-intoxicating-review.html
67931381-65d0-4def-942c-68a2c0619570Fri, 17 Jul 2015 16:31:42 EDT<img src="http://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/entertainment/stage/2015/07/17/possible-worlds-at-stratford-festival-is-intoxicating-review/possible-worlds.jpg.size.xxlarge.original.jpg"><br/>Mitchell Cushman stages John Mighton's sci-fi murder mystery/love story with a strong, clear vision.
Carly Maga - Special to the StarCyrus Lane as George carries the weight of his other lives while Krystin Pellerin is a strong foil as Joyce in John Mighton's Possible Worlds, staged by Mitchell Cushman for the Stratford Festival.DAVID HOUThe Watershed makes a splash: Knelman http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/stage/2015/07/17/the-watershed-makes-a-splash-knelman.html
2003a843-45a8-4791-8e63-17c87ecec8dbFri, 17 Jul 2015 15:33:49 EDT<img src="http://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/entertainment/stage/2015/07/17/the-watershed-makes-a-splash-knelman/watershed3.jpg.size.xxlarge.original.jpg"><br/>Oil sands debate makes for high energy theatre in documentary stage work. Too bad the show closes Sunday.
Martin Knelman - EntertainmentWatershed stars, clockwise from top left: Tanja Jacobs, Kristen Thomson, Ngozi Paul, Bruce Dinsmore, Alex Ivanovici and Amelia Sargisson.PanamaniaThe Watershed stars, from left: Ngozi Paul, Kristen Thomson, Alex Ivanovici and Amelia Sargisson.PANAMANIABusy director Chris Abraham collaborated on The Watershed.A thought-provoking approach to Julius Caesar: reviewhttp://www.thestar.com/entertainment/stage/2015/07/17/a-thought-provoking-approach-to-julius-caesar-review.html
d160ae84-2840-4c39-80ba-d8ef081e0c25Fri, 17 Jul 2015 11:53:43 EDT<img src="http://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/entertainment/stage/2015/07/17/a-thought-provoking-approach-to-julius-caesar-review/julius-caesar.jpg.size.xxlarge.original.jpg"><br/>Shakespeare in High Park production, directed by Estelle Shook, relates ancient Rome to present-day Canada.
Robert Crew - TheatreFrom left, Soo Garay, Allan Louis, Randi Helmers and Christopher Allen in the Shakespeare in High Park production of Julius Caesar.
PAUL LAMPERTCANADIAN STAGEClassical music stars at the Toronto Summer Music Festivalhttp://www.thestar.com/entertainment/stage/2015/07/15/classical-music-stars-at-the-toronto-summer-music-festival.html
d9e1fe8f-9edc-4be6-bcad-2889b8ce0067Wed, 15 Jul 2015 00:01:00 EDT<img src="http://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/entertainment/stage/2015/07/15/classical-music-stars-at-the-toronto-summer-music-festival/douglas-mcnabney-photo-bo-huang.jpg.size.xxlarge.original.jpg"><br/>Toronto's only classical music summer program, the Toronto Summer Music Festival, adopts Pan Am theme of the Americas.
Trish Crawford - MusicDouglas McNabney, artistic director of the Toronto Summer Music Festival, has chosen the theme of the Americas in honour of the Pan Am Games.French horn player James Sommerville assembled 18 brass musicians from across the country for the Canadian National Brass Project.Cathie CowardThe Hamilton SpectatorThe YOA Orchestra of the Americas features young people in 25 countries of the Western Hemisphere.